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Eigenvalue

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Noun

1. characteristic root of a square matrix, eigenvalue, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix

(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

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Eigenvalue

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noun
mathematics, physics
one of the particular values of a certain parameter for which a differential equation or matrix equation has an eigenfunction. In wave mechanics an eigenvalue is equivalent to the energy of a quantum state of a system

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Eigenvalue

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noun
Ancient Mathematics and Physics
any of the possible values of a quantity derived from a differential or integral equation having solutions that satisfy certain special conditions

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Eigenvalue

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n.
The factor by which the magnitude of an eigenvector is changed by a given transformation.

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